Eryx

Eryx is one of Dante's demon weapons in DmC: Devil May Cry. They are a pair of magical gauntlets that provide Dante with sheer brute force and increase his already formidable strength. Dante obtains this weapon once he kills Poison.

Acquiring the Eryx rewards the player with the This baby sure can pack a punch award.

Description
The Eryx gauntlets are a demonic weapon. As such, they glow a demonic red. They look like disproportionately swollen metal fists or large boxing gloves. At the forearms, the weapon resembles the grip of Dante's Rebellion, with its spiral engravings, owing to the weapon's shape-shifting quality. When in use, the Eryx leave behind a fiery trail and a small explosion upon impact, and at higher charge levels, is accompanied by large spectral fists when attacking.

Gameplay
Slower than Rebellion but faster than Arbiter, Eryx is an effective close-quarters weapon. It's nowhere near as long-ranged as Dante's other weapons, but it can be quite powerful. All of Eryx's punches, including the launcher, can be charged to deal more damage and knockback. Strangely enough though, it is the one weapon incapable of performing a Just Charge, as releasing it upon reaching maximum charge does not generate any extra damage, style points, or visual effects. One main diffference between this weapon and those from previous games is that it's also possible to slowly shuffle around while charging up the third hit. With them, Dante can break open walls, and even stop Tyrants dead in their tracks, as well as launch them into the air with charged strikes.

Movesets
As a Demon-class weapon, Eryx is used by holding / in tandem with the other face buttons.

Evade Cancel
While a slower demon weapon, the Eryx can be exceedingly powerful if charged attacks are utilized. Charge up frames, however, can leave Dante open for extended periods, even though he can slowly shuffle around. If things get too dangerous to continue charging, you can use evasive techniques to instantly cancel out of the charging phase and avoid enemy ire.

Background
Eryx was a great warrior who lost to Heracles in a boxing match.

One of the moves, Snake Eyes, is gambling slang for two dice having one pip on each die from the resulting outcome.

Trivia

 * Eryx is DmC: Devil May Cry ' s reference to the classical Ifrit of the first Devil May Cry game.
 * Like all of the gauntlet weapons in the Devil May Cry series, Eryx's attacks greatly resemble those used in Street Fighter.